Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) are today opening an investigation into recent reports about toxic workplace culture at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). In a letter to FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, the lawmakers warn that allegations of a culture of harassment and discrimination weakens the credibility of an agency established to maintain confidence in financial institutions in ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today opened a probe into the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) failures to safeguard confidential corporate information in the premerger process of Amgen Inc.’s (Amgen) merger with Horizon Therapeutics (Horizon) and improper litigation practices. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan, Chairman Comer is requesting documents and communications to better understand FTC’s apparent misuse of confidential ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is today opening a probe into the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. The proposed rule would prohibit or burden automobile dealer practices in the sale, leasing, and financing of new vehicles and add-on products. In a letter to FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, Chairman Comer requests documents and communications to assist in conducting oversight of the proposed ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). are today launching an investigation into the Department of Education’s decision to alter its Title IX regulations. The lawmakers are seeking information to determine whether any external organizations played an outsized role in the development of the proposed regulations. In a letter to U.S. Department of ...

WASHINGTON—As part of the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are calling on Kevin Morris to appear for a transcribed interview. Kevin Morris, a Hollywood lawyer and Democrat donor, reportedly has lent millions of dollars to Hunter Biden to help him pay back ...

WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration." In his opening statement, Chairman Comer emphasized that the General Services Administration (GSA) has fallen short in its responsibility as the federal government’s ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas.) are conducting oversight over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s use of secretive “sue-and-settle” practices. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the lawmakers request documents and communications to examine how the Biden Administration is using sue-and-settle tactics to ...

Federal agencies are spending billionsto lease, maintain and furnish mostly empty office buildings while the federal workforce still largely works from home    WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing today titled “Oversight of the U.S. General Services Administration.” Members examined ...

Seeks additional transcribed interviews with four White House employees WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Dana Remus to appear for a deposition related to President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. In addition, Chairman Comer is seeking transcribed interviews with four White House employees familiar with President Biden’s mishandling of ...

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation today held a hearing titled, “Advances in Deepfake Technology.” Subcommittee members discussed with subject matter experts how deepfake technology can be used by bad actors and hostile nations to distort reality and create harmful images. They also explored ways to authenticate and identify artificial ...